Ge Fei (Chinese: 格非; pinyin: Gé Fēi; Wade–Giles: Ke Fei, born August 22, 1964)[1] is the pen name of novelist Liu Yong (刘勇), considered by many scholars and critics to be one of the most significant of the Chinese avant-garde writers that rose to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s.
He studied Chinese literature at East China Normal University and, after graduating in 1985, began to teach there and publish short stories and novellas.
[6][7][8] Some of his early, more experimental works were translated into English in the 1990s, such as "The Lost Boat", "Remembering Mr. Wu You" and "Green Yellow".
[9] After completing The Banner of Desire (Yuwang de qizhi), Ge Fei took a break from literary writing to concentrate on his academic career.
[6] In 2004, Peach Blossom Paradise (Renmian taohua) was published, the first book of what has become known as the "Jiangnan Trilogy", which explores the concept of utopia and contains many allusions to Cao Xueqin's Dream of the Red Chamber.